EP3039181B1 - Wäschetrockner mit drehtrommel - Google Patents

Wäschetrockner mit drehtrommel Download PDF

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EP3039181B1
EP3039181B1 EP14745121.5A EP14745121A EP3039181B1 EP 3039181 B1 EP3039181 B1 EP 3039181B1 EP 14745121 A EP14745121 A EP 14745121A EP 3039181 B1 EP3039181 B1 EP 3039181B1
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Andrea Giovannetti
Marco Santarossa
Alessandro Vian
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/02—Domestic laundry dryers having dryer drums rotating about a horizontal axis
    • D06F58/04—Details 
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/02—Domestic laundry dryers having dryer drums rotating about a horizontal axis
    • D06F58/04—Details 
    • D06F58/06—Mountings for the rotating drums
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F58/00—Domestic laundry dryers
    • D06F58/20—General details of domestic laundry dryers 

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  • the present invention relates to a rotary-drum heat-pump laundry dryer.
  • the present invention relates to a rotary-drum home heat-pump laundry dryer, to which the following description refers purely by way of example without implying any loss of generality.
  • rotary-drum home laundry dryers currently on the market generally comprise: a substantially parallelepiped-shaped, outer boxlike casing structured for resting on the floor; a substantially cylindrical rotatable drum which is structured for housing the laundry to be dried and is housed in axially rotating manner inside the casing in order to rotate about an horizontally-oriented longitudinal reference axis, directly facing a laundry loading/unloading opening formed in the front wall of the casing; a porthole door hinged to the front wall of the casing to rotate to and from a closing position in which the door rests completely against the front wall of the casing to close the laundry loading/unloading opening and airtight seal the rotatable drum; an electrically-powered motor assembly which is housed inside the casing and is structured for driving into rotation the rotatable drum about its longitudinal reference axis; an open-circuit or closed-circuit, hot-air generator which is housed inside the casing and is structured to circulate inside the rotatable drum a stream of hot air which has a
  • the rotatable drum furthermore consists in a substantially cylindrical rigid tubular body having open ends, while in a second kind of rotary-drum home laundry dryers said substantially cylindrical rigid tubular body has one end which is closed by a bottom wall rigidly fixed to the tubular body.
  • the rotatable drum extends substantially horizontally inside the boxlike casing, locally aligned to the laundry loading/unloading opening, and is structured for resting on a number of idle supporting rollers which are arranged at the two axial ends of the tubular body locally parallel to the drum longitudinal reference axis, and are attached to the appliance casing in free revolving manner so as to allow the tubular body to freely rotate about its horizontally-oriented longitudinal reference axis.
  • the front rim of the tubular body surrounds the laundry loading/unloading opening and is coupled in axially rotating manner to the front wall of the boxlike casing; whereas the rear rim of the tubular body abuts against the rear wall of the boxlike casing and is coupled in axially rotating manner directly to said rear wall.
  • the front wall comprises an annular frame and a covering panel; the covering panel belonging to the cabinet of the laundry dryer. In actual use the covering panel covers the annular frame.
  • the stream of hot air produced by the hot-air generator usually enters into the tubular body via an intake air-vent made in the rear wall of the boxlike casing, within the perimeter of the rear rim of the tubular body, flows inside the tubular body for the entire length of the latter, and finally comes out of the tubular body via an escape air-vent usually carried out on the annular frame that delimits the laundry loading/unloading opening on the front wall of the casing.
  • a first circular sealing gasket is generally interposed between the front rim of the tubular body and the front wall of the casing, whereas a second circular sealing gasket is generally interposed between the rear rim of the tubular body and the rear wall of the appliance casing.
  • the first and the second circular sealing gaskets are usually recessed into a circular groove carried out on the front and rear wall of the casing, respectively, and are firmly hold in the groove so as to remain stationary when the rotatable drum rotates about its longitudinal reference axis.
  • the back of the rotatable drum i.e. the rear wall of the boxlike casing or the bottom wall fixed to the tubular body of the drum, may be provided with an anti-entangling nose that protrudes from the rear wall closing the rear end of the drum tubular body, roughly at centre of the rear rim of the tubular body, and extends inside the tubular body locally substantially parallel to the drum longitudinal reference axis.
  • This nose is shaped/dimensioned so to prevent, when the drum rotates, the laundry from entangling and block the hot-air intake vent located on said wall or unbalance the drum rotation.
  • EP 2 527 523 A1 discloses a heat pump dryer having a boxlike upper cabinet fixed to a supporting base or socle which is made of plastic material.
  • DE 10 2005 013 049 A1 discloses a condenser dryer having a supporting bulkhead at a front wall comprising a loading/unloading opening, a rear wall and a base module.
  • the bulkhead at the front and the base module are formed by injection moulding.
  • EP 2 072 657 A1 discloses a plastic bulkhead with a circumferential gasket supporting groove for a drum of a laundry dryer.
  • Aim of the present invention is to simplify the structure of the rear wall of the boxlike casing so as to significantly reduce the appliance production costs and simplifying the drying machine assembling process.
  • a rotary-drum heat-pump laundry dryer comprising a revolving drum structured for housing the laundry to be dried, a hot-air generator comprising a heat-pump and being structured to supply a stream of hot air through said revolving drum, and an outer boxlike casing comprising reciprocally-faced front and rear walls and a lower supporting base which is structured for resting on the floor and for housing at least part of the hot-air generator, wherein the lower supporting basement or socle is made in plastic material, and wherein a laundry loading/unloading opening is formed in the front wall, wherein the drum extends inside the boxlike casing coaxial to a longitudinal reference axis L while remaining locally aligned to the laundry loading/unloading opening on the front wall of the boxlike casing, a number of idle supporting rollers being arranged approximately at the two axial ends of the drum with their rotation axis locally substantially parallel to the longitudinal reference axis L of the drum and being fitted in a
  • the hot-air generator in turn comprises:
  • the rotary-drum heat-pump laundry dryer is characterized in that the rear wall of the dryer comprises a supporting bulkhead made of plastic material, wherein the supporting bulkhead comprises a circular groove for accommodating a sealing gasket and the dryer further comprises a circular sealing gasket being fitted or recessed into the circular groove, or the supporting bulkhead comprises a cylindrical gasket-supporting collar protruding from the inner face of the bulkhead and the dryer further comprises a circular sealing gasket being fitted or recessed into the gasket-supporting collar, and wherein in use a circular rear rim of the rotatable drum is pressed on the sealing gasket, and in that two supporting bosses of two drum supporting rollers are made of plastic material and carried out in one piece with said supporting bulkhead.
  • the rotary-drum heat pump laundry dryer is characterized in that at least a portion of a centrifugal impeller scroll made also of plastic material being carried out in one piece with the supporting bulkhead.
  • the rotary-drum heat-pump laundry dryer is characterized in that at least one supporting boss of a supporting roller being carried out in one piece with a lower supporting basement.
  • reference number 1 indicates as a whole a rotary-drum home heat-pump laundry dryer.
  • the rotary-drum home heat-pump laundry dryer comprises:
  • the laundry dryer 1 additionally comprises:
  • the hot-air generator 6 is a heat-pump which is envisaged for gradually drawing air from the rotatable drum 3; rapidly cooling down the wet air arriving from the rotatable drum 3 so to extract and retain the surplus moisture in the air drawn from the rotatable drum 3; and then rapidly heating the dehumidified air to a predetermined temperature, normally higher than the temperature of the air coming from the rotatable drum 3; and finally feeding the heated, dehumidified air back into the rotatable drum 3, where the air flows over the laundry inside the drum to rapidly dry said laundry.
  • a heat-pump is particularly suitable in carrying out the invention because the dry air which is used for drying the laundry has a quite low temperature and therefore it doesn't damage the plastic components of the casing.
  • the heat-pump assembly (non shown in detail) comprises a first and a second air/refrigerant heat exchangers located inside the air recirculating conduit 21, preferably downstream of the centrifugal fan.
  • the first air/refrigerant heat exchanger traditionally referred to as the "evaporator" of the heat-pump circuit, is located inside the air recirculating conduit 21 preferably downstream of the centrifugal fan, and is structured to remove/absorb heat from the airflow arriving from rotatable drum 3, thus forming the air cooling means of the hot-air generator 6.
  • the second air/refrigerant heat exchanger traditionally referred to as the "condenser" of the heat-pump circuit, is instead located inside the air recirculating conduit 21 downstream of the first air/ refrigerant heat exchanger, and is structured to release heat to the airflow arriving from the first air/refrigerant heat exchanger, thus forming the air heating means of the hot-air generator 6.
  • the air heating means of hot-air generator 6 may comprise a resistor located inside the air recirculating conduit 21, preferably downstream of the centrifugal fan, whereas the air cooling means of hot-air generator 6 may comprise an air/air heat exchanger that uses the external air to cool down the airflow arriving from the rotatable drum 3.
  • the rotatable drum 3 preferably consists in a substantially cylindrical-shaped, rigid tubular body preferably made of metal material and which extends inside the boxlike casing 2 coaxial to a preferably substantially horizontally-oriented, longitudinal reference axis L while remaining locally substantially aligned to the laundry loading/unloading opening on the front wall 2a of the boxlike casing 2.
  • the substantially cylindrical-shaped, rigid tubular rotatable drum 3 is furthermore structured for resting on a number of idle supporting rollers 8 which are arranged approximately at the two axial ends of the rotatable drum 3 with their rotation axis locally substantially parallel to the longitudinal reference axis L of the rotatable drum 3; and are fitted in free revolving manner so as to allow the rotatable drum 3 to freely rotate about its longitudinal reference axis L inside the boxlike casing 2.
  • a circular front rim 3f ( Figure 2 ) of the rotatable drum 3 surrounds the laundry loading/unloading opening carried out on the front wall 2a of boxlike casing 2 and is coupled in substantially airtight and axially rotating manner to the front wall 2a, preferably with the interposition of a first circular sealing gasket 9.
  • a circular rear rim 3r of rotatable drum 3 instead abuts against the preferably substantially vertically-oriented, rear wall 2b of boxlike casing 2 and is coupled in substantially airtight and axially rotating manner directly to said rear wall 2b with the interposition of a second circular sealing gasket 10.
  • Both front and rear circular sealing gaskets 9 and 10 are obviously substantially coaxial with the longitudinal reference axis L of the rotatable drum 3.
  • the stream of hot air produced by the hot-air generator 6 preferably enters into the rotatable drum 3 through the rear end of the rotatable drum 3, i.e. the end of the rotatable drum 3 delimited by the rear rim 3r, flows inside the rotatable drum 3 for the entire length of the latter, and finally comes out of rotatable drum 3 through the front end of the rotatable drum 3, i.e. the end of the rotatable drum 3 delimited by the front rim 3f, or vice versa.
  • the stream of hot air produced by the hot-air generator 6 preferably enters the rotatable drum 3 via an intake air-vent located in the rear wall 2b of the boxlike casing 2 and locally aligned to the rear end of the rotatable drum 3, i.e. within the perimeter of the rear rim 3r of the rotatable drum 3, and comes out of rotatable drum 3 via an escape air-vent which is preferably located either on the porthole door 4 that selectively closes the laundry loading/unloading opening of front wall 2a, or directly on the front wall 2a of the boxlike casing 2, preferably very close to the laundry loading/unloading opening.
  • an intake air-vent located in the rear wall 2b of the boxlike casing 2 and locally aligned to the rear end of the rotatable drum 3, i.e. within the perimeter of the rear rim 3r of the rotatable drum 3, and comes out of rotatable drum 3 via an escape air-vent which is preferably located either on the porthole door 4 that selectively closes
  • the outer boxlike casing 2 preferably comprises a substantially parallelepiped-shaped lower supporting basement or socle 11 which is structured for resting on the floor and preferably also for housing at least part of the hot-air generator 6; and a substantially parallelepiped-shaped upper boxlike cabinet 12 which is rigidly fixed to the top of the lower supporting basement or socle 11 and it is structured so as to house the rotatable drum 3.
  • the circular sealing gasket 9 is preferably, though not necessarily, stationary recessed into a circular groove or seat made on a front frame or bulkhead 13 which is preferably associated to a front panel of the upper boxlike cabinet 12, thereby forming the front wall 2a of casing 2.
  • the circular sealing gasket 9 is arranged into the circular groove or seat so as to completely surround the laundry loading/unloading opening on the front wall 2a of the casing 2, and the front rim 3f of the rotatable drum 3 abuts directly against said front circular sealing gasket 9.
  • the circular sealing gasket 10 is firmly fixed to the rear wall of the upper boxlike cabinet 12, i.e. to the rear wall 2b of the boxlike casing 2, and the intake air-vent of hot-air generator 6 is incorporated into the same rear wall of the upper boxlike cabinet 12, i.e. into the rear wall 2b of the boxlike casing 2.
  • the rear wall 2b of casing 2 preferably comprises a substantially flat, vertically-oriented supporting panel or bulkhead 14a and a cover 14b.
  • At least the bulkhead 14a (preferably both elements 14a, 14b) is made in a plastic, i.e. polymeric, material by means for instance of an injection molding process.
  • the bulkhead 14a can be ideally divided into:
  • FIG. 9 there are two possible embodiments of the present invention. Indeed, in the embodiment of Figure 9 a portion of a first cup-shaped face 142 of a scroll 150 is integrated into the substantially rectangular main body 141; whereas in the alternative embodiment of Figure 10 no portion of the first cup-shaped face 142 has been integrated into the main body 141.
  • the whole scroll 150 is composed by the aforesaid first cup-shaped face 142 (which belongs to the bulkhead 14a) and a second cup-shaped face 143 which in turn is a portion of the cover 14b (see further on).
  • first cup-shaped face 142 is provided with a through circular opening 142a for housing the relevant shaft (not shown) of a relevant fan (not shown) of a centrifugal impeller (not shown).
  • the fan of the impeller is housed in the scroll 150.
  • a continuous circular groove 144 has been provided outside the circular outline of the substantially circular central bulge 141a.
  • the circular groove 144 is able to house the aforementioned circular sealing gasket 10 (see above). It is obvious for the man skilled in the art that the circular groove 144 could be replaced by a substantially cylindrical gasket-supporting collar which protrudes from the inner face of the bulkhead 14a.
  • the substantially cylindrical gasket-supporting collar protrudes from the inner face of the supporting bulkhead 14a towards the rotatable drum 3 while remaining locally substantially coaxial to the longitudinal axis L of the rotatable drum 3, i.e. coaxial to the rear rim 3r of the rotatable drum 3, so as to completely surround the circular central bulge 141a, and finally has a nominal diameter greater than that of the rear rim 3r of rotatable drum 3 so as to completely surround the rear rim 3r.
  • the circular sealing gasket 10 is encircled and fitted/recessed into the gasket-supporting collar (or into the circular groove 144) preferably in substantially airtight manner, and is suitably shaped/dimensioned so as to permanently come in abutment against the rear rim 3r of the rotatable drum 3 without interruption all around the perimeter of the latter, so as to avoid any air leakage between the rear rim 3r of rotatable drum 3 and the supporting bulkhead 14a.
  • the circular sealing gasket 10 is preferably rigidly fixed, force-fitted into the gasket-supporting collar (or into the circular groove 144).
  • the circular sealing gasket 10 is furthermore suitably shaped/dimensioned so as to also abut directly against the beneath-located first cup-shaped face 142 without interruption all around the perimeter of the gasket.
  • the sealing gasket 10 is constructed in a material that continuously takes up the slack between the rim 3a and the outer surface of the sealing gasket 10.
  • At least a central circular portion 145 of the circular central bulge 141a is occupied by a number of through holes 146 which permit the flow of the treating air produced by hot-air generator 6 toward the laundry that has to by dried within the rotatable drum 3.
  • a laundry anti-entangling nose 17 is provided too.
  • the laundry anti-entangling nose 17 protrudes from the central circular portion 145 of the circular central bulge 141a and extends in use inside the rotatable drum 3 preferably while remaining locally substantially coaxial to the longitudinal reference axis L of the rotatable drum 3, and is properly shaped/dimensioned so as to prevent, when the rotatable drum 3 rotates, the entangling of the damp laundry located into the rotatable drum 3.
  • the anti-entangling nose 17 is furthermore preferably substantially frustoconical in shape.
  • the supporting panel or bulkhead 14a of rear wall 2b is made of plastic, i.e. polymeric, material, further preferably via an injection molding process.
  • the gasket-supporting collar (or the circular groove 144) is made in one piece with the same supporting bulkhead 14a during the same forming process.
  • the circular central bulge 141a may be formed with a simplified shape so as to be (removably) coupled with a separate bulge portion piece which is provided for closing the rear end of the rotatable drum 3.
  • the circular central bulge 141a may be formed in a further simplified shape if the rotatable drum 3 is provided with a bottom wall fixedly attached to the rotatable drum 3.
  • Such simplified shapes include planar shapes where a plurality of through holes 146 are formed for allowing the flow of drying air to enter the rotatable drum 3 via the separate bulge portion or the tubular body bottom wall which, in turn need to be pierced.
  • the anti-entangling nose 17, alike the gasket-supporting collar (or into the circular groove 144), is preferably made in one piece with the supporting panel or bulkhead 14a, and preferably, though not necessarily, consists in a preferably substantially ogival-shaped bulge or recess which is built approximately at center of the portion of the supporting bulkhead 14a delimited/encircled by the gasket-supporting collar (or the circular groove 144), and which protrudes inside the rotatable drum 3 preferably while remaining locally substantially coaxial to the longitudinal reference axis L of rotatable drum 3.
  • the ogival-shaped bulge or recess made at center of the gasket-supporting collar (or the circular groove 144) is preferably, though not necessarily, substantially in the shape of a cone.
  • the anti-entangling nose 17 is preferably built in one piece with the supporting bulkhead 14a and the gasket-supporting collar (or the circular groove 144) preferably via an injection molding process.
  • a supporting pin 17a of the anti-entangling nose 17 is carried out in a plastic piece with the rectangular main body 141.
  • the nose 17 is mounted on the supporting pin 17a by means of well known fastening devices, for instance screws.
  • At least a portion of the first cup-shaped face 142 of the scroll 150 is built in one piece with the substantially rectangular main body 141 preferably via an injection molding process.
  • each supporting boss 155 of a corresponding idle supporting rollers 8 is built also in one piece (preferably via an injection molding process) with the bulkhead 14a.
  • Each supporting boss 155 protrudes inwardly from the bulkhead 14a, i.e. protrudes towards the rotatable drum 3 when the bulkhead 14a is mounted on the casing 2.
  • the bulkhead 14a is provided in one piece with two supporting bosses 155 either with at least a portion of the first cup-shaped face 142 or without..
  • Figure 11 (not according to the invention) it is shown a bulkhead 14a provided in one piece with at least a portion of the first cup-shaped face 142 but without any roller supporting boss 155.
  • FIG 7 is visible in greater detail the mounting of an idle supporting roller 8 on the corresponding supporting boss 155 which protrudes from the bulkhead 14a.
  • the conical-shaped supporting boss 155 is tapered outwardly and is provided with a central bore 155a.
  • the idle supporting roller 8 in turn comprises a bearing 8a which is mounted on the supporting boss 155 by means of a self-tapping screw 156.
  • a reinforced wheel 8b is supported by a supporting annular structure 8c which is interposed between, and anchored to the radially outer surface of the bearing 8a and the wheel 8b.
  • the rotatable drum 3 leans against the outer cylindrical surface of the wheel 8b.
  • a fairlead element 147 can be provided on the upper ridge of the bulkhead 14a.
  • the fairlead element 147 is used for supporting a power cable (not shown) which enters the cabinet to electrically power at least an electronic card (not shown).
  • the fairlead element 147 ( Figure 5 ) consists of a tile-shaped canal 147a and of a closure plug 147b hinged to an end of the tile-shaped canal 147a. Both the tile-shaped canal 147a and the closure plug 147b can be built in one piece with the rest of the bulkhead 14a, during the same process forming the bulkhead 14a.
  • the power cable is inserted into the tile-shaped canal 147a which is then closed by the closure plug 147b manually bent by an operator.
  • the closure plug 147b is shaped for fitting with the corresponding tile-shaped canal 147a in order to firmly maintain the power cable.
  • a hook 148 is shown that protrudes from a lateral edge of the bulkhead 14a.
  • a hook 148 is used to support a tube (not shown) for feeding the condensate from a collecting sump (non shown) arranged below a drying air moisture condensing unit on the bottom of the cabinet towards a removable reservoir (non shown) on the upper part of the cabinet that has to be periodically emptied by a user.
  • the hook 148 can be built in one piece with the rest of the bulkhead 14a and eventually with the fairlead element 147 too.
  • the cover 14b which couples with the rear surface of the bulkhead 14a, i.e. on the surface which is opposite to that on which the rotatable drum 3 rotates, is provided with the aforesaid second cup-shaped face 143 and with a lid 157 which tightly fits with the outward surface of the central circular portion 145 of the circular central bulge 141a.
  • the lid 157 is properly shaped/dimensioned to completely cover and close the outward surface of the central circular portion 145 so as to form/delimit, together with the supporting bulkhead 14a, an inner cavity 19 ( Figure 2 ) which is locally aligned/faced to the rear end of the rotatable drum 3 delimited by rear rim 3r, and communicates with, i.e. is fluidly connected to, the inside of the rotatable drum 3 so that the stream of hot air circulating inside the rotatable drum 3 is guided to flow into, or flow out of, the rear end of rotatable drum 3 only via said inner cavity 19.
  • the hot-air generator 6 (a heat-pump), in turn, is structured so as to communicate with, i.e. to be fluidly connected to, the inner cavity 19 made inside the rear wall of the upper boxlike cabinet 12, i.e. inside the rear wall 2b of casing 2, so as to circulate the stream of hot air to and from said inner cavity 19.
  • the complementary cover 14b is coupled in substantially airtight manner to the supporting bulkhead 14a, preferably without the interposition of a sealing gasket which completely surrounds the perimeter of the cover 14b, so as to form/delimit, together with the supporting bulkhead 14a, the aforesaid inner cavity 19.
  • Alike vertically-oriented supporting panel or bulkhead 14a, also the cover 14b is preferably made of plastic, i.e. polymeric, material and it is preferably, though not necessarily, made via an injection molding process.
  • the opposite side of bulkhead 14a is illustrated in Figures 5 , 8 .
  • the first cup-shaped face 142 is provided with an outline collar 180a which surrounds also the opposite side of the central circular portion 145 containing the through holes 146.
  • the outline of the cover 14b is surrounded by an outline collar 180b.
  • the collars 180a, 180b in cooperation form the aforesaid inner chamber 19 wherein the hot and dry air flows.
  • the collars 180a, 180b are attached each other by means of screws for instance and/or by means of similar devices well known in the art, such as snap-in fastening devices.
  • the hot-air generator 6 provides for continually dehumidifying and heating the air circulating inside rotatable drum 3 to rapidly dry the laundry located inside the drum 3, and preferably comprises:
  • the second end of the air recirculating conduit 21 communicates with, i.e. is fluidly connected to, the front end of the rotatable drum 3 via a pass-through opening made in a substantially funnel-shaped coupling element of front bulkhead 13 that delimits/surrounds the laundry loading/unloading opening on the front panel of the upper boxlike cabinet 12, i.e. on the front wall 2a of casing 2.
  • a central/intermediate section of the air recirculating conduit 21 preferably extends in pass-through manner across the lower supporting basement or socle 11 of casing 2, and the air cooling means and air heating means are preferably completely housed inside said central/ intermediate section of the air recirculating conduit 21.
  • the lower supporting basement or socle 11 is formed by two shells coupled one onto the other, forming at least a portion of the air recirculating conduit 21 and further cavities adapted to receive therein further operational components of the dryer for operating a drying process on a laundry mass.
  • the lower supporting basement 11 is made of plastic through an injection moulding process.
  • an area 185 (substantially in the shape of a circular crown) is delimitated by the aforesaid collar 180a and by a substantially circular edge 187 which corresponds (on the opposite side) to the outline of the circular central bulge 141a.
  • a number of substantially radial reinforcing ribs 188 are provided on the area 185 .
  • the external surface if the cover 14b is preferably reinforced by means of transversal 189, circular 190 and longitudinal 191 reinforcing elements.
  • the supporting bulkhead 14a is made of plastic material and the supporting bosses 155b of two supporting rollers 8 are carried out in one piece with the lower supporting basement or socle 11.
  • the supporting bulkhead 14a is made of plastic material and the lower supporting basement or socle 11 is also made in plastic material.
  • the supporting bulkhead 14a has the same features previously described with reference to Figures 3 to 5 and 8 , but no roller supporting boss 155 is provided on it.
  • Four supporting bosses 155b of four drum supporting rollers 8 are carried out in one piece with the lower supporting basement or socle 11.
  • the first cup-shaped face 142 is directed outwardly, i.e. the concavity of the first cup-shaped face 142 of the scroll 150 is on the side opposite to the sleeve-shaped rotatable drum 3, opposite to the supporting rollers 8 and opposite to the laundry anti-entangling nose 17.
  • the fact that the rear wall of the laundry dryer comprises a supporting bulkhead made of plastic material, and the fact that lower supporting basement or socle is also made in plastic material allow to significantly reduce the number of component parts while improving their coupling.

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  1. Wärmepumpen-Wäschetrockner mit Drehtrommel (1), der Folgendes umfasst:
    eine rotierende Trommel (3), strukturiert zum Aufnehmen der zu trocknenden Wäsche,
    einen Heißluftgenerator (6), umfassend eine Wärmepumpe und dazu strukturiert, einen Strom von heißer Luft durch die rotierende Trommel (3) zuzuführen, und
    ein äußeres kastenartiges Gehäuse, umfassend einander gegenüberliegende vordere und hintere Wände (2a, 2b) und eine untere Stützbasis (11), die dazu strukturiert ist, auf dem Boden zu ruhen und zumindest einen Teil des Heißluftgenerators (6) aufzunehmen, wobei die untere Stützbasis oder der Sockel (11) aus Kunststoffmaterial gefertigt ist und wobei eine Wäschelade-/-entladeöffnung in der vorderen Wand (2a) ausgebildet ist,
    wobei sich die Trommel (3) innerhalb des kastenartigen Gehäuses (2) koaxial zu einer längs verlaufenden Bezugsachse L erstreckt, dabei lokal auf die Wäschelade-/-entladeöffnung an der vorderen Wand (2a) des kastenartigen Gehäuses (2) ausgerichtet bleibend,
    eine Anzahl nicht angetriebener Stützrollen (8), die ungefähr an den zwei axialen Enden der Trommel (3) angeordnet sind, wobei ihre Drehachsen im Wesentlichen parallel zur längs verlaufenden Bezugsachse L der Trommel (3) befindlich und in einer frei rotierenden Weise angebracht sind;
    wobei der Heißluftgenerator (6) Folgendes umfasst:
    - eine Luftleitung; und
    - Luftzirkulationsmittel, die sich entlang der Luftleitung befinden und dazu strukturiert sind, innerhalb der Luftleitung einen Luftstrom (f) zu erzeugen, der durch die rotierende Trommel (3) und über die Wäsche im Inneren der Trommel (3) strömt;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die hintere Wand (2b) des Trockners (1) eine stützende Stirnwand (14a) umfasst, die aus Kunststoffmaterial gefertigt ist, wobei die unterstützende Stirnwand (14a) eine kreisförmige Nut (144) zum Aufnehmen einer Dichtung umfasst und der Trockner ferner eine kreisförmige Dichtung (10) umfasst, die in der kreisförmigen Nut (144) angebracht oder in diese eingesenkt ist, oder wobei die stützende Stirnwand eine zylindrische, die Dichtung stützende Einfassung umfasst, die aus der inneren Fläche der Stirnwand (14a) herausragt, und wobei der Trockner ferner eine kreisförmige Dichtung (10) umfasst, die in der die Dichtung stützenden Einfassung angebracht oder in diese eingesenkt ist; und
    wobei, bei Verwendung, ein kreisförmiger hinterer Rand (3a) der drehbaren Trommel (3) auf die Dichtung (10) gepresst wird; und dadurch, dass zwei Stützvorsprünge (155) von zwei Trommelstützrollen (8) aus Kunststoffmaterial gefertigt und einstückig mit der stützenden Stirnwand (14a) ausgeführt sind.
  2. Wäschetrockner mit Drehtrommel nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die stützende Stirnwand (14a) Folgendes umfasst:
    einen Hauptkörper (141), versehen mit einer zentralen Wölbung (141a), die ihrerseits nach außen herausragt; und
    eine erste schalenförmige Fläche (142), die vom Hauptkörper (141) aus nach unten herausragt:
    wobei die Konkavität der ersten schalenförmigen Fläche (142) auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite für die drehbare Trommel (3) in Verwendung ist.
  3. Wäschetrockner mit Drehtrommel nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, wenn abhängig von Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Stützrolle (8) versehen ist mit einem Lager (8a), das an dem Stützvorsprung (155) montiert ist; einem verstärkten Rad (8b), das durch eine stützende ringförmige Struktur (8c) gestützt wird, die zwischen der äußeren Oberfläche des Lagers (8a) und dem verstärkten Rad (8b) positioniert ist.
  4. Wäschetrockner mit Drehtrommel nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Vorsprung zum Verhindern eines Einklemmens der Wäsche (17) bereitgestellt ist, der von der stützenden Stirnwand (14a) aus nach innen herausragt; wobei der Vorsprung (17) einstückig mit der stützenden Stirnwand (14a) gefertigt ist.
  5. Wäschetrockner mit Drehtrommel nach einem der Ansprüche 1-4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein stützender Stift (17a) eines klemmverhindernden Vorsprungs (17) einstückig mit der stützenden Stirnwand (14a) ausgeführt ist.
  6. Wäschetrockner mit Drehtrommel nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Durchführungselement (147) zum Stützen eines Leistungskabels bereitgestellt ist; wobei das Durchführungselement (147) einstückig mit der stützenden Stirnwand (14a) konstruiert ist.
  7. Wäschetrockner mit Drehtrommel nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Durchführungselement (147) einen ziegelförmigen Kanal (147a) und einen Schließstopfen (147b), klappbar mit einem Ende des ziegelförmigen Kanals (147a) verbunden, umfasst.
  8. Wäschetrockner mit Drehtrommel nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Haken (148) bereitgestellt ist; der einstückig mit der stützenden Stirnwand (14a) konstruiert ist.
  9. Wäschetrockner mit Drehtrommel (1) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zumindest ein Teil (142) eines Zentrifugalschneckenlaufrads (150) auch aus Kunststoffmaterial gefertigt ist und einstückig mit der stützenden Stirnwand (14a) ausgeführt ist.
  10. Wäschetrockner mit Drehtrommel nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der zumindest eine Teil (142) eines Zentrifugalschneckenlaufrads (150) einer ersten schalenförmigen Fläche (142) des Zentrifugalschneckenlaufrads (150) entspricht.
  11. Wäschetrockner mit Drehtrommel (1) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zumindest ein stützender Vorsprung (155a) einer stützenden Rolle (8) einstückig mit einer unteren Stützbasis oder einem Sockel (11) ausgeführt ist.
  12. Wäschetrockner mit Drehtrommel nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die hintere Wand (2b) eine Abdeckung (14b) umfasst, die mit der hinteren Oberfläche der Stirnwand (14a) koppelt.
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